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Pull up stakes   /pʊl əp steɪks/   Listen
Pull up stakes

verb
1.
Remove oneself from an association with or participation in.  Synonyms: depart, leave.  "The teenager left home" , "She left her position with the Red Cross" , "He left the Senate after two terms" , "After 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"






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"Pull up stakes" Quotes from Famous Books



... Pinas not carrying enough. I rode over one day and looked at those farms—all grain and alfalfa. Well, he'll get this ranch back, anyway. The mortgage he holds on it is due next week and I can't pay it. Wouldn't even if I had the money. We're going to pull up stakes ...
— The Iron Furrow • George C. Shedd



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